Pow-wow: Dancer's and Craftworker's Handbook - Softcover

Wolf, Adolf Hungry

9780920698624: Pow-wow: Dancer's and Craftworker's Handbook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 092069862X ISBN 13: 9780920698624

Publisher: BOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1999

Here is a book filled with photographs showing powwow and dance costumes that have been worn during the past 100 years, along with written histories and firsthand accounts of powwow activities. Numerous pen and ink drawings illustrate many of the items worn with powwow costumes. A great resource for dancers, craftworkers, and historians who want to learn more about costumes of the powwow.

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About the Author:

Adolf Hungry Wolf is the author of numerous books on native culture including Indian Tribes of the Northern Rockies, Legends Told, The Tipi, and Traditional Dress. He has a volume of vintage photographs gathered over a 40-year period that are part of a lifelong project documenting Native cultures and western American history.

Review:

This book is filled with photographs showing powwow and dance regalia worn during the past 100 years, along with written histories and first-hand accounts of powwow activities. Includes descriptions of how regalia items are made.

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